ISO 10303-203:1994/Amd 1:2000

I NTERNATIONAL IS0
10303-203
STANDARD
First edition
1994-1 2-1 5
AMENDMENT 1
2000- 1 1 -01
Industrial automation systems and
integration - Product data representation
-
and exchange
Part 203:
Application protocol: Configuration
controlled design
AMENDMENT 1
Systemes d'automatisation industrielle et integration - Representation et
echange de donnees de produits -
Partie 203: Protocole d'application: Conception contrelee de configuration
AMENDEMENT 1
Reference number
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Foreword
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Amendment 1 to International Standard IS0 10303-203:1994 was prepared by Technical Committee lSO/TC 184,
Industrial automation systems and integration, Subcommittee SC 4, lndustrial data.
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Introduction
This document amends IS0 10303-203:1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data
representation and exchange - Part 203: Application protocol: Configuration controlled design. The corrected
document supersedes IS0 10303-203:1994.
The purpose of the modifications to the text of IS0 10303-203:1994 is to correct errors in the EXPRESS definitions
likely to cause compilation problems and to replace the object identifier for the document and the applicable
schema.
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OISO IS0 10303-203:1994/Amd.l:2000(E)
Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data
representation and exchange -
Part 203:
Application protocol: Configuration controlled design
Amendment 1
Modifications to the text of IS0 10303-203:1994
Table of contents, pp. iii-iv, clause 2, p. 3, clause 5.2, pp. 89-242, annex A, pp. 270-400 and index,
pp. 482-515
The purpose of these modifications is to correct Express errors that were not detected at the time of
publication due to the immaturity of the checking tools at that time. The corrections have been
documented in change pages for readability. The following pages replace Clause 2, Clause 5.2, Annex
A and the index of IS0 10303-203:1994 in their entirety as well as pages iii and iv of the table of
contents. The net affect of these changes in the short listing is:
- corrected geometric-representation-item-3d rule
- corrected assembly shape is defined function
- corrected subtype-mandatory-shape-representation rule
- corrected cc-design-date-time-correlation function
- added USES from AICs and removed the OLD 203 entities and functions
- added dummyjri constant
- added dummy-tri constant
- added degenerate-toroidal-surface (per TC2)
- added approvalgerson-organization-constraints (to solve type pruning issue)
- added approval-date-time-constraints (to solve type pruning issue)
- removed cartesian-transformation-opertor-2d (per tc2)
- removed offset-curve-2d (per tc2)
- added property-definition-representation (per seds 57)
- added representation-relationship (per seds 57)
- added b-spline-curve (per seds 57)
- added b-spline-surface (per seds 57)
- added conic (per seds 57)
- added point-replica (per seds 57)
- added swept-surface (per seds 57)
- added oriented-closed-shell (per seds 57)
- added path (per seds 57)
- added brep-with-voids (per seds 57)
Since the long listing is generated from the short listing, the best method of presenting the long listing
is to republish it as change pages. The index is being reissued to aid in navigation of the revised short
and long listings. The clause 2 changes were made so the document references the appropriate 500
series parts.
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4.1.1 1 part-identification . 14
4.1.12 shape . 14
4.1.1 3 source-control . 14
4.1.14 wireframe-with-topology . 15
4.2 Application objects . 15
4.3 Application assertions . 33
5 Application interpreted model . 39
5.1 Mappingtable . 39
5.2 AIM EXPRESS short listing . 89
5.2.1 Fundamental concepts and assumptions .
97
5.2.2 Configuration controlled design constants .
100
5.2.2 Configuration controlled design types .
101
5.2.3 Configuration controlled design entities . 105
5.2.3 Configuration controlled design imported entity modifications . 116
5.2.4 Configuration controlled design rules . 131
5.2.5 Configuration controlled design functions . 194
6 Conformance requirements . 243
6.1 Conformance class 1 entities . 244
6.2 Conformance class lb entities . 245
6.3 Conformance class 2 entities . 247
6.4 Conformance class 3 entities . 250
6.5 Conformance class 4 entities . 251
6.6 Conformance class 5 entities . 253
6.7 Conformance class 6 entities . 254
Annexes
A AIM EXPRESS expanded listing . 270
B AIM short names of entities . 401
C Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma . 412
D Implementation method specific requirements . 414
E Information object registration . 415
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E . 1 Document identification
415
E.2 Schema identification . 415
E.2.1 config-control-design expanded schema . 415
E.2.2 config-control-design short form schema . 415
F Application activity model . 416
F.l AAMdefinitions . 417
F.2 AAMDiagrams . 420
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G Application reference model . 423
HAIMEXPRESS-G . 431
J AIM EXPRESS listing . 471
K Application protocol usage guide . 472
K.l Usage test purposes . 472
K.2 Examplepart . 476
LBibliography . 481
Index . 482
Figures
Figure F.l . IDEFO basic notation . 416
Figure F.2 . A0 Manage product development in IDEFO . 421
Figure F.3 . A3 Develop product design in IDEFO . 422
Figure G.l . ARM diagram 1 of 7 in IDEFlX . 424
Figure G.2 . ARM diagram 2 of 7 in IDEFlX . 425
Figure G.3 . ARM diagram 3 of 7 in IDEFlX . 426
Figure G.4 . ARM diagram 4 of 7 in IDEFlX . 427
Figure G.5 . ARM diagram 5 of 7 in IDEFl X . 428
Figure G.6 . ARM diagram 6 of 7 in IDEF1 X . 429
Figure G.7 . ARM diagram 7 of 7 in IDEFlX . 430
Figure H.l . application context . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 1 of 39 . 432
Figure H.2 . product definition . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 2 of 39 . 433
Figure H.3 . product category . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 3 of 39 . 434
Figure H.4 . property definition . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 4 of 39 . 435
..................... 436
Figure H.5 . property representation . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 5 of 39
. shape representation relationship . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 6 of 39 . 437
Figure H.6
. representation . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 7 of 39 . 438
Figure H.7
Figure H.8 . geometric representation items . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 8 of 39 . 439
Figure H.9 . topological representation items AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 9 of 39 . 440
Figure H.10 . point . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 10 of 39 . 441
Figure H.11 . geometric orientation . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 11 of 39 . 442
Figure H.12 . curve . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 12 of 39 . 443
Figure H . 13 . conic . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 13 of 39 . 444
Figure H.14 . bounded curves . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 14 of 39 . 445
Figure H . 15 . surface curve . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 15 of 39 . 446
Figure H.16 . b-spline curve . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 16 of 39 . 447
Figure H.17 . surface . AIM EXPRESS-G diagram 17 of 39 . 448
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2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards
are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.
Members of the IEC and IS0 maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
IS0 3 1 : 1992, Quantities and units.
IS0 1000: 1992, SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units.
ISO/IEC 8824-1 : 1998, Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN. I): Specification
of basic notation.
IS0 10303-1 : 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part I: Overview and fundamental principles.
IS0 10303-1 1 :1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 11: Description methods: The EXPRESS language reference manual.
IS0 10303-21 : 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 21: Clear text encoding of the exchange structure.
IS0 10303-3 1 : 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 31: Conformance testing methodology and framework: General concepts.
IS0 10303-41 : 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 41: Integrated generic resources: Fundamentals of product description and support.
IS0 10303-42: 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 42: Integrated generic resources: Geometric and topological representation.
IS0 10303-43: 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange - Part 43: Integrated generic resources: Representation structures.
IS0 10303-44: 1994, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
- Part 44: Integrated generic resources: Product structure configuration.
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IS0 10303-501, Industrial automation systems and integration Product data representation
and exchange I Part 501: Application interpreted construct: Edge-based wireframe.
IS0 10303-502, Industrial automation systems and integration I Product data representation
and exchange I Part 502: Application interpreted construct: Shell-based wireframe.
IS0 10303-507, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 507: Application interpreted construct: Geometrically bounded surface.
IS0 10303-509, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 509: Application interpreted construct: Manifold surface.
IS0 10303-5 10, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 51 0: Application interpreted construct: Geometrically bounded wireframe.
IS0 10303-5 1 1, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 51 1: Application interpreted construct: Topologically bounded surface.
IS0 10303-5 12, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 512: Application interpreted construct: Faceted boundary representation.
IS0 10303-5 14, Industrial automation systems and integration - Product data representation and
exchange I Part 514: Application interpreted construct: Advanced boundary representation.
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this part of IS0 10303, the following definitions and abbreviations apply.
3.1 Terms defined in IS0 10303-1
This part of IS0 10303 makes use of the following terms defined in IS0 10303-1.
- abstract test suite;
- application;
- application activity model;
- application context;
- application interpreted model;
- application object;
- application protocol;
- application reference model;
- assembly;
- component;
- conformance class;
- conformance requirement;
- data;
- data exchange;
- implementation method;
- information;
- integrated resource;
- interpretation;
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43) product-requires-product-category
44) product-requires-version
45) product-version-requires-approval
46) product-version-requires-person-organization
47) product-version-requires-security-classification
48) restrict-action-request-status
49) restrict-approval-status
50) restrict-certification-type
5 1) restrict-contract-type
52) restrict-date-time-role
5 3) restrict-document-type
54) restrict-person-organization-role
55) restrict-product-category-value
56) restrict-security-classification-level
57) security-classification-optional-date-time
5 8) security-classification-requires-approval
59) security-classification-requires-date-time
60) security-classification-requires-person-organization
6 1 ) start-request-requires-approval
62) start-request-requires-date-time
63) start-request-requires-person-organization
64) start-work-requires-approval
65) start-work-requires-date-time
66) subtype-mandatory-action
67) subtype-mandatory-effectivity
68) subtype-mandatory-product-context
69) subtype-mandatory-product-definition-formation
70) subtype-mandatory-product-definition-usage
7 1 ) subtype-mandatory-representation
72) subtype-mandatory-representation-context
73) subtype-mandatory-shape-representation
74) unique-version-change-order-rule
75) versioned-action-request-requires-solution
76) versioned-action-request-requires-status
5.2 AIM EXPRESS short listing
This clause specifies the EXPRESS schema that uses elements from the integrated resources and contains
the types, entity specializations, rules, and functions that are specific to this part of IS0 10303. This clause
also specifies modifications to the textual material for constructs that are imported from the integrated
resources. The definitions and EXPRESS provided in the integrated resources for constructs used in the AIM
may include select list items and subtypes which are not imported into the AIM. Requirements stated in the
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integrated resources which refer to such items and subtypes apply exclusively to those items which are
imported into the AIM.
EXPRESS mecification:
*)
SCHEMA config-control-design;
USE FROM application-context-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(application-context,
application-protocol-definition,
product-context,
product-definition-context,
product-concept-context) ;
USE FROM product-definition-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(product,
product-definition,
product-definition-formation,
product-definition-formation-with-specified-source,
product-definition-relationship,
product-category,
product-category-relationship,
product-related-product-category,
product-definition-with-associated-documents) ;
USE FROM product-structure-schema -- IS0 10303-44
(product-definition-usage,
assembly-component-usage,
next-assembly-usage-occurrence,
promissory-usage-occurrence,
quantified-assembly-component-usage,
specified-higher-usage-occurrence,
assembly-component-usage_substitute,
alternate-product-relationship) ;
USE FROM configuration-management-schema -- IS0 10303-44
(configuration-item,
confi.guration-design,
configuration-effectivity) ;
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USE FROM product-concept-schema -- IS0 10303-44
(product-concept ) ;
USE FROM product-property-definition-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(product-definition-shape,
property-definition,
shape-aspect,
shape-aspect-relationship) ;
USE FROM product-property-representation-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(context-dependent-shape-representation,
property-definition-representation,
shape-representation,
shape-representation-relationship,
shape-definition-representation) ;
USE FROM representation-schema -- IS0 10303-43
(functionally-defined-transformation,
item-defined-transformation,
global-uncertainty-assigned-context,
mapped-item,
representation,
representation-context,
parametric-representation-context,
representation-item,
representation-map,
representation-relationship,
representation-relationship_with_transformation,
using-representations);
USE FROM geometry-schema -- IS0 10303-42
(axisl-placement,
axis2_placement_2d,
axis2_placernent_3d,
b-spline-curve,
b-spline-curve-with-knots,
b-spline-surface,
b-spline-surface-with-knots,
bezier-curve,
bezier-surface,
boundary-curve,
Cartesian-point,
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cartesian~transformation~operator~3d,
circle,
composite-curve,
composite-curve-on-surface,
composite-curve-segment,
conic,
conical-surface,
curve,
curve-bounded-surface,
curve-replica,
cylindrical-surface,
degenerate-pcurve,
degenerate-toroidal-surface,
dimension-count,
dimension-of,
direction,
ellipse,
evaluated-degenerate-pcurve,
geometric-representation-context,
geometric-representation-item,
hyperbola,
intersection-curve,
line,
offset_curve_3d,
offset-surface,
outer-boundary-curve,
parabola,
pcurve,
plane,
point,
point-on-curve,
point-on-surface,
point-replica,
polyline,
quasi-uniform-curve,
quasi-uniform-surface,
rational-b-spline-curve,
rational-b-spline-surface,
rectangular-composite-surface,
rectangular-trimmed-surface,
reparametrised-composite-curve-segment,
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spherical-surface,
surface,
surface-curve,
surface-of-linear-extrusion,
surface-of-revolution,
surface-replica,
swept-surface,
toroidal-surface,
trimmed-curve,
uniform-curve,
uniform-surface,
vector) ;
USE FROM topology-schema -- IS0 10303-42
(closed-shell,
connected-edge-set,
connected-face-set,
edge-curve,
edge-loop,
face-bound,
face-outer-bound,
face-surface,
open-shell,
oriented-closed-shell,
oriented-face,
path,
POlY-loop,
topological-representation-item,
vertex-loop,
vertex-point,
vertex-shell,
wire-shell) ;
USE FROM geometric-model-schema -- IS0 10303-42
(brep-with-voids,
edge-based-wireframe-model,
faceted-brep,
geometric-curve-set,
geometric-set,
manifold-solid-brep,
shell-based-surface-model,
shell-based-wireframe-model) ;
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USE FROM action-schema -- IS0 10303- 41
(action,
action-method,
action-request-solution,
action-request-status,
action-status,
action-directive,
directed-action,
versioned-action-request) ;
USE FROM certification-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(certification,
certification-type) ;
USE FROM approval-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(approval-date-time,
. approval-person-organization,
approval,
approval-status,
approval-relationship) ;
USE FROM contract-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(contract,
contract-type);
USE FROM security-classification-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(security-classification,
security-classification-level) ;
USE FROM person-organization-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(person-and-organization,
organization-relationship,
personal-address,
organizational-address,
organizational-project,
person-and-organization-role) ;
USE FROM date-time-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(date-and-time,
date,
calendar-date,
ordinal-date,
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week-of-year-and-day-date,
date-time-role);
USE FROM document-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(document-with-class,
document-usage-constraint,
document-type,
document-relationship) ;
USE FROM effectivity-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(effectivity,
serial-numbered-effectivity,
dated-effectivity,
lot-effectivity);
USE FROM management-resources-schema -- IS0 10303-41
. (approval-assignment,
certification-assignment,
contract-assignment,
date-and-time-assignment,
person-and-organization-assignment,
document-reference,
security-classification-assignment,
action-assignment,
action-request-assignment) ;
USE FROM measure-schema -- IS0 10303-41
(measure-value,
area-measure,
count-measure,
descriptive-measure,
context-dependent-measure,
parameter-value,
plane-angle-measure,
positive-length-measure,
positive-plane-angle-measure,
mass-measure,
solid-angle-measure,
volume-measure,
named-unit,
context-dependent-unit,
conversion-based-unit,
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si-unit,
area-unit,
length-unit,
mass-unit,
plane-angle-unit,
solid-angle-unit,
volume-unit,
measure-with-unit,
area-measure-with-unit,
length-measure-with-unit,
mass-measure-with-unit,
plane-angle-measure-with-unit,
solid-angle-measure-with-unit,
volume-measure-with-unit,
global-unit-assigned-context);
USE FROM aic-edge-based-wireframe; -- IS0 10303-501
USE FROM aic-shell-based-wireframe; -- IS0 10303-502
USE FROM aic-geometrically-bounded-surface; -- IS0 10303-507
USE FROM aic-manifold-surface; -- IS0 10303-509
USE FROM aic-geometrically-bounded-wireframe; -- IS0 10303-510
USE FROM aic-topologically-bounded-surface; -- IS0 10303-511
USE FROM aic-faceted-brep; -- IS0 10303-512
USE FROM aic-advanced-brep; -- IS0 10303-514
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NOTE - The schemas referenced above can be found in the following parts of IS0 10303:
application-context-schema IS0 10303-41
produc t-definition-sc hema IS0 10303-41
produc t-structure-schema IS0 10303-44
configuration-management-schema IS0 10303-44
product-concept-schema IS0 10303-44
product-property-definition-schema IS0 10303-41
product-property-representation-schema IS0 10303-41
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IS0 10303-43
representation-schema
geometry-schema IS0 10303-42
IS0 10303-42
geometric-model-sc hema
action-schema IS0 10303-41
IS0 10303-41
certification-schema
approval-schema IS0 10303-41
contract-schema IS0 10303-41
security-classification-schema IS0 10303-41
person-organization-schema IS0 10303-41
IS0 10303-41
date-time-sc hema
document-schema IS0 10303-41
IS0 10303-41
effectivity-schema
management-resources-schema IS0 10303-41
measure-schema IS0 10303-41
aic-edge-based-wireframe IS0 10303-501
aic-shell-based-wireframe IS0 10303-502
aic-geometrically-bounded-surface IS0 10303-507
aic-manifold-surface IS0 10303-509
aic-geometrically-bounded-wireframe IS0 10303-510
IS0 10303-5 11
aic-topologically-bounded-surface
aic-faceted-brep IS0 10303-512
IS0 10303-514
aic-advanced-brep
5.2.1 Fundamental concepts and assumptions
IS0 10303-203 is designed to be used in the configuration control of three dimensional product design data.
The fundamental concept of this schema is that the organization controls the configuration of these types of
product designs. This schema is not designed to control product designs through drawing control. It is
designed to provide a vehicle to control the configuration of the three dimensional design.
5.2.1.1 Relating the shape of a product to its configuration data
The shape of products in this part of IS0 10303 is represented by the shape-representation entity. This
entity and its subtypes define the geometric andor topological entities which make up a particular
representation type. Each mechanical part or assembly that is of interest will be given by an instance of the
product entity. Each product will, in turn, have at least one version given by an instance of the product--
definition-formation entity. Each version may have one or more definitions given by the product--
definition entity. Each definition may have its shape represented. This is done using the AIM entities by
relating the product-definition instance to the appropriate shape-representation instance. The concept
of the shape of a product-delinition is given by an instance of the entity product-definition-shape. That
shape of the product is then connected to the shape-representation entity by an instance of shape--
definition-representation. A shape-definition-representation inherits attributes from its supertype
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